Is in the far North West corner of Italy, bordering with Switzerland to the north and France to the west, the Gran Paradiso and the Rosa mountain ranges are a great attraction. The Valle d'Aosta it is the smallest, least populous, and least densely populated region of Italy, it is the only Italian region which has no provinces as of 1945.

Its landscape is mountain peaks, glaciers, hills, mountain streams, pastureland, forests and castles . Remains of the Roman Age can be seen along the road from lvrea to the Piccolo San Bernardo, and in Aosta itself.